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Cancelled – Slimy Sneakers
Apr 11, 2021 1:00PM—4:00PM
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary 1361 Wrighton Rd Lothian, MD 20711
Cancelled – Join Master Naturalist Mike Quinlan for a guided journey to Jug Bay’s best herpetological hot spots to see what we can find! While Nature will decide what we see, possible encounters include turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, toads, and salamanders of any variety. This is an opportunity to encounter species seldom seen at the…
View MoreProject Clean Stream – Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Apr 10, 2021 10:00AM—1:00PM
Jug Bay's Patuxent Wetland Park 1426 Mt. Zion Marlboro Road Lothian, MD 20711
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary is partnering with Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for Project Clean Stream. Every year, tens of thousands of volunteers come together to pick up trash from local streams, creeks, rivers, parks, and neighborhoods as part of the Alliance’s Project Clean Stream! We will be picking up trash along the Patuxent River…
View MoreEAB Tree Canopy Citizen Science Training Workshop
Apr 10, 2021 10:00AM—2:00PM
If you like bugs, science, and the outdoors, we have the perfect citizen science project for you! We are seeking volunteers to help carry out a tree canopy survey for Emerald Ash Borers that may be present in the forests of Jug Bay. Volunteers will receive a full field training in field methods and insect…
View MoreField Work Fridays
Apr 09, 2021 9:00AM—12:00PM
Various Jug Bay Locations Lothian, MD 20711
Every Friday Year Round Various locations Kick off the weekend with the great feeling that comes with doing good and important work! Join our Field Work Fridays at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. Every Friday rain or shine, volunteers join staff naturalists to tackle a stewardship project in need of support. Projects include invasive plant removals,…
View MoreNature Escape – Jug Bay
Apr 07, 2021 1:00PM—3:00PM
Turn off you computers and escape to the parks every week this spring! Park Rangers from across our county have come together to create Nature Escape, a weekly screen-free outdoor learning and free play experience that aims to provide a safe, creative, immersive, and energetic outlet during these unprecedented times. Nature Escape will be…
View MorePollinator Monday at JBFP
Apr 07, 2021 9:00AM—12:00PM
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary - Jug Bay Farm Preserve 6032 Pindell Road Lothian, MD 20711
Temporarily on Wednesdays March 22 through May 26, 2021 Join staff amd volunteers on Mondays 9 am – 12 noon at the Jug Bay Farm Preserve (JBFP) to work in our pollinator gardens. To beat the heat we will meet 8-11 am June 21-Sept 15. Learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and…
View MoreMagnificent Marsh Mammals -Cancelled
Apr 04, 2021 5:00PM—7:00PM
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary 1361 Wrighton Rd Lothian, MD 20711
Cancelled – What mammals inhabit our lovely marshes at Jug Bay? Find out, and perhaps see some in person on an evening hike through the woods and along the edge of the marsh. Join Chuck Hatcher, Jug Bay’s resident expert on otters, for a 1-3 mile walk. Look and listen for signs of activity while…
View MoreCanceled: The Great Garlic Mustard Pull!
Apr 03, 2021 10:00AM—12:00PM
Glendening Nature Preserve 5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711
Spend the day learning how to identify invasive garlic mustard and join staff Naturalists and volunteers in a large, single day effort to remove as much Garlic Mustard as possible from our Glendening Nature Preserve. Participants will also learn a Sanctuary favorite recipe for Garlic Mustard pesto and will be encouraged to take leaves home…
View MoreBird Walk
Apr 03, 2021 7:00AM—10:00AM
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary 1361 Wrighton Rd Lothian, MD 20711
Join an avid Jug Bay birder to learn skills for identifying birds by sight and sound. Novice and experienced birders are welcome on this 2-3 mile walk to explore the forests and wetlands in search of the 250+ species of birds that call Jug Bay home, or migrate through. Wear comfortable walking shoes, dress for…
View MoreField Work Fridays
Apr 02, 2021 9:00AM—12:00PM
Various Jug Bay Locations Lothian, MD 20711
Every Friday Year Round Various locations Kick off the weekend with the great feeling that comes with doing good and important work! Join our Field Work Fridays at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. Every Friday rain or shine, volunteers join staff naturalists to tackle a stewardship project in need of support. Projects include invasive plant removals,…
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